Cotton-chopper.



G. P. ARTHUR, DEGD.

E. 0. ARTHUR, EXEOUTRIX.

COTTON CHOPPER.

APPLICATION FILED mums. 1914. 1, 1 1 3,940. Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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COTTON CHOPPER.

urn-10412101; FILED mmzs. 1914.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914,

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Q N i 1 IIIHIHHIIIIIIIW B E C.ARTHUR Execurfiut 1 7M M THE NORRIS PETERS C0,. PHOTO-LITHOY. WASHINGTON. D. C

UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

GEORGE r. ARTHUR, nEcnAsnnLArn OFIMIDLAND, XEcUrnIX, or MIDLAND, TEXAS.

BY E'UGENIA G. ARTHUR,

COTTON-CHOPPER.

Specification. ofLetters'P atent. Patented Oct 20,

Application filed January 23,1914. Seria1N oi813,982.

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that GEORGE P. ARTHUR, dc ceased, late a citizen of'the United States and a resident of Midland, in the county of lhlidland and State of Texas, did invent new i and useful Improvements in Cotton-Choppers, of which the following is a specifi-. catlon, reference bemg had to the acconr.

The invention has for another object to.

provide a cotton chopping attachment for cultivators embodying a rectangular frame, a disk mounted in said frame and having its axis obliquely disposed, said disk having a plurality of notches therein to form chopping blades, and means for'mountingthe frame upon the cultivator frame.

The invention has for a further object to provide a very simple,- durable and efficient cultivator attachment of the above charac.-;

ter and means for easily and quickly ad justing the same to dispose the cultivator disk at a desired height above the ground.

With the above and other objects in view as will become apparent as the description proceeds, the inventionconsists in certain constructions, combinations and arrangements of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to the following de-.

scription and accompanying drawing, in which I Figure 1 is a side elevation of a culti-v vator having my improved cotton chopper attachment applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a top lan view ortions of the cultivator bein P v o omitted; Fig. 3 is a section line 33 of Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 designates a cultivator frame which includes parallel rectangular bars 6. This cultivator frame is mounted upon suitable supporting wheels indicated at 7. It is to be understood that my improved cotton taken on the chop 'oingattachment which forms the sub ject matter of this aplication, is not limited in its use to any particular form of cultivator,but, by resorting to minor mechanical changes, maybe readily applied to any of a the varioustypes of such machines now in common use. a

Referringmore particularly to Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, it will be observed that the attachment includes airectjan gular frame 8,. in which the obliquely, disposed parallel bars. 9 are mounted and secured. To these-bars intermediate of their ends, suitable bearing members 10 are fixed. 11 indicates the chopping disk. which is C011. cavo-convex in form and is provided with an axle 12, theends of which arecylindrical and journaledin the bearings 10. This disk is PIOVlClQCl lII 1ts periphery wlth a series of notches or recesses 13 whereby chopping blades 1 f are formed] v The frame 8 detachably mounted upon the cultivator frame 5 by means of the bars 15 which are pivotally connected at one of;

their endsas shown at :16 to theforward ends of the longitudinalba-rs of theframe ,8.

The other ends ofthe bars 15 are laterally extended and adapted for engagement'with the longitudinal frame bars, Over thebars,

the cap plates flare-adapted to be arranged and secured to the ends of the bars 15 by means of'the bolts 18.- To the rear end of the chopper frame 8 at each side and the center thereof, a chain 19 is attached. The side chains are adapted to be, wound upon the longitudinal bars 6 ofthe cultivator frame and the central chain upon the wheel axle. These chains iareprovided with hooks 19 upon their ends for engagement with one of the links of the respective chains. It will be obvious that by means of these chains, the

rear end of the frame may be raised or lowered and the chopping disk thus positioned at a desired height above the ground.

To the rear transverse barof the frame 8, the rearwardlyextending bars 20 and 21 are connected. The bar 20 is attached to the cultivator frame through the medium of the plate 22 to which said bar is pivotally connected as at 23. The ends of these bars are laterally extended to provide foot rests 24; for engagement by the feet of the operator. To the bar 20, a rod 25, is connected, said rod being provided on-its end-with a hook for engagement with one of the links of the cen- I fully understood. As the cultivator moves tral supporting chain 19. The pressure upon the barsQ-O and 21 by the operators feet prevent upward movement of the rear end of the frame 8 inwhich the chopping disk is mounted.

From the foregoing, it is believed that the construction, manner of use and several advantages of my invention will be clearly and over the plant row, the chopping disk 11 by engagementwith the plants is rotated in the I frame 8 and the cotton is caught in the notches or recesses 13 so that the edges of the blades 14: cut the same out of the plant row. Owing to the angulardisposition of the diskin the frame 8, this portion of the cotton Which is cut out from the row is disvator with the loss of but little time upon i charged to one side of the row. The cultivator .shovels which are located rearwardly of the chopping disk and travel upon opposite sidesof the cotton row loosen or break up the earth at the base of the plant stalks in the usual manner. Thus it will be seen that by means of my attachment, the ordinary cultivator may be converted into a combined cultivator and cotton chopper thus eliminating the necessity of using two sepa rate and distinct machines. The invention may also be very easily and quickly attached i to or removed from the frame of the cultithe part of the operator. The device is also extremely strong and durable in its con- 1 struction, and owing to its extreme simplic 35. ity, it will be obvious that the invention can be produced at small manufacturing cost.

While I have shown and described the l construction and arrangement of the several parts, it will be understood that the invention is susceptible of considerable modification therein and I therefore reserve the privilege of resorting to all such legitimate changes as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention, as claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

The combination with a cultivator, of a cotton chopper attachment therefor including a rectangular frame, obliquely disposed 3 bars mounted in said frame, a chopping disk arranged between said bars and having its axis journaled therein and disposed at a right angle to the plane of said bars, attaching bars pivotally connected to the forward end of said frame, means for detachably clamping said bars upon the cultivator frame, foot barsmounted upon the rear end of the chopper frame, and a plurality of ,chains connected to the rear end of said i frame and adapted to be adjusted upon the icultivator frame to raise or lower the rear end of the chopper frame and dispose the i chopping disk at a desired height above the ground.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

g EUGENIA C. ARTHUR,

Eamon-trim of the estate of George RAM/m1,

deceased.

Witnesses J. M. CALDWELL,

B. GROUND.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Iatents,

Washington, I). C. 

